No Bounties on Badges Act

119 HR 7114 IH: No Bounties on Badges Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Ezell , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Crawford , and Mr. Rutherford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize awards for the arrest or conviction of individuals that deliberately target law enforcement officials with acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Bounties on Badges Act . 2. Awards authorized (a) In general Chapter 204 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the chapter heading by striking and espionage and inserting , espionage, and offering of bounties ; and (2) in section 3071, by adding at the end the following: (c) With respect to acts of offering a bounty or offering money or other pecuniary compensation for harming or killing of any law enforcement officer of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information— (1) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of such an act; (2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit such an act; or (3) leading to the prevention or frustration of such an act. . (b) Clerical amendment The item relating to chapter 204 in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 204. Rewards for information concerning terrorist acts, espionage, or offering of bounties 3071.